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The first day of the Soyuz crew exams with Japanese space tourists was held at the CPC
The main crew of the spacecraft includes Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his business assistant Yozo Hirano
The first day of comprehensive examination training was held at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC). This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved an agreement with Tajikistan on the creation of a joint air defense system
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the creation of such a system in April at talks with the head of the republic's military department
The Russian government has approved an agreement between Russia and Tajikistan on the creation of a joint air defense system. The corresponding resolution was published on Monday on the official portal of legal information.
The Russian Mi-8/17 helicopter has become the second most popular in the world
The first place in the ranking of the ten most popular military helicopters was taken by American machines of the S-70/UH-60 Black Hawk family, according to a study by the analytical company Defense IQ
Russian military transport helicopters of the Mi-8/17 family have become the second most popular military helicopters in the world. This is stated in the study of the global helicopter market by the analytical company Defense IQ, available to TASS.
Foreign capital may be attracted to the Checkmate aircraft project
The head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov indicated that at this stage the aircraft is being created at its own expense with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade
Rostec does not exclude the involvement of foreign capital in the project to create a fifth-generation Checkmate single-engine fighter. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov on the eve of the Dubai Airshow 2021 international exhibition.
Rostec compared the Russian Checkmate with the American F-35
The head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov compared the Russian single-engine fifth-generation fighter Checkmate with the American F-35. He told TASS about this on the eve of the Dubai Airshow 2021 international exhibition.
In Russia, they told about foreign attacks on the Su-57
Potential foreign customers are interested in the Russian Su-57, which is the world's only fifth-generation heavy fighter offered for export, due to its low visibility, high speed, combat load and maneuverability, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov told TASS.
The most popular Russian military aircraft abroad have been named
The most popular Russian aircraft on the foreign market are listed.
The head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov gave an interview to TASS on the eve of the opening of the Dubai Airshow 2021 exhibition. In it, he, in particular, spoke about the domestic military aircraft that are of the greatest interest in the Middle East.
Iran and the UK have reached an agreement in principle on the payment of debt to Tehran for tanks not delivered in 1979
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kyani said that Iran and the UK have reached an agreement in principle to pay Tehran a debt of 400 million pounds ($535 million) for tanks that were not delivered in 1979.
Russia will show in Dubai a long-duration attack drone "Inokhodets-RU"
The Russian company Kronshtadt will present for the first time at the exhibition in Dubai a reconnaissance and strike aircraft of a long duration of flight "Inokhodets-RU", the press service of Rosoboronexport reported on Friday.
Chemezov justified the economic benefits of the Russian Checkmate against the American F-35
The head of the Rostec state Corporation, Sergey Chemezov, said that the Russian Checkmate would be economically more profitable than the American F-35.
Su-34 planes were used to practice a strike on "militants" at the CSTO exercise in Kazan
About 1,8 thousand people and up to 300 pieces of equipment are involved in the exercises
Su-34 bombers bombed the positions of conditional militants who captured the settlement during the main draw of the peacekeeping exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) "Unbreakable Brotherhood - 2021". This was reported to journalists on Friday by the press service of the Central Military District.
The Belgian Armed Forces will acquire 9 wheeled 155-mm self-propelled guns CAESAR NG
The Belgian Armed Forces will acquire nine wheeled 155-mm self-propelled artillery units CAESAR NG (New Generation) of the French company Nexter Systems.
Belarusian gunsmiths will take part in the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Aerospace Exhibition
The Dubai Airshow 2021 in Dubai (November 14-18, UAE) will be attended by organizations of the defense sector of the economy of the Republic of Belarus as part of the joint stand of the State Military Industry, as well as in the format of a business visit.
Kiev and Ankara have signed a contract for the supply of Ukrainian engines for new Turkish attack UAVs
Baykar company announced the signing of a contract with the Ukrainian state-owned enterprise Ivchenko-Progress for the supply of Ukrainian engines for new Turkish UAVs, RIA Novosti reports.
Israel Aerospace Industries plans to transfer technologies for the production of Tactical Heron UAVs to Romania
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Romanian defense company IAR-Brasov for the production of UAVs based on the Tactical Heron drone in Romania.
In Russia, foreign financing of the creation of Checkmate was allowed
To create a Russian fighter, Checkmate can attract foreign funding: Rostec allows foreign capital to participate in the project. The head of the state corporation Sergey Chemezov said this in an interview with TASS.
The T-72 served as the base for one of the world's most powerful jet systems
The Syrian Golan-1000 still remains one of the world's most powerful multiple launch rocket systems on a tank chassis.
The first demonstration took place at the end of spring 2018 at one of the bases of the fourth armored division of the government army.
Shoigu: Russia and France need to identify steps to de-escalate the situation in Europe
Russia and France need to jointly analyze the existing security problems in order to further identify steps to de-escalate the situation in Europe. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the plenary session of the Russian-French Security Cooperation Council, which was held in Paris on Friday in the "2+2" format.
Shoigu: the military-political situation in Europe is deteriorating
The Russian Defense Minister also said that NATO's military presence continues to build up near the Russian borders
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated at a meeting of the Russian-French Council in the "2+2" format that the military-political situation in Europe is deteriorating, and NATO continues to increase its military presence near the borders of the Russian Federation.
Turkish combat modules were tested on Ukrainian armored vehicles
The Kozak-2M1 armored vehicles and the Cornet armored personnel carrier are planned to be equipped with remotely controlled combat modules of the Turkish company Aselsan.
According to the "Ukrainian Military Portal", the first one has a SARP Dual with a 12.7 mm large-caliber NSVT "Utes" and a 7.62 PKT machine gun with a laser rangefinder, day and night sights, special sensors.